Poland, variable geometry and the enlarged European Union

Schweiger, Christian

doi:10.1080/09668136.2013.869898

Poland, variable geometry and the enlarged European Union

Schweiger, Christian

Authors

Christian Schweiger

Abstract

This article examines the role of Poland in the European Union, where the traditional Franco-German leadership axis has been replaced by a new ‘variable geometry’ of leadership constellations across a variety of policy areas. In this setting Poland has the potential to move from maintaining an initially passive role as a policy-taker towards becoming an agenda-setter alongside other larger and more traditionally dominant member states, especially Germany. However, Poland's success in this matter and subsequent influence on a variety of European Union policy areas, particularly the single market and the European Union's external relations, will substantially depend on the extent of its economic recovery from the effects of the global economic recession and wider developments in the European Union's debt crisis as well as its willingness to engage in constellations of member states that go beyond its traditional partners.

Citation

Schweiger, C. (2014). Poland, variable geometry and the enlarged European Union. Europe-Asia Studies, 66(3), 394-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2013.869898

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Dec 20, 2013
Publication Date	Mar 16, 2014
Deposit Date	Dec 11, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Jan 10, 2014
Journal	Europe-Asia Studies
Print ISSN	0966-8136
Electronic ISSN	1465-3427
Publisher	Department of Central and East European Studies
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	66
Issue	3
Pages	394-420
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2013.869898

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Europe-Asia Studies on 20 Dec 2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09668136.2013.869898